Leandi recently showed her collection at the AFI Cape Town Fashion Week as part of the Fashion Revolution group. Hers spoke to sustainable fashion very directly in terms of fabric and manufacturing.
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Jaden Smith: Meet G-Star RAW’s new climate warrior
Watch the video launch of the sustainable denim collection in FW18.
Five winners of the H&M Global Change Award could change the face of fashion
Initiated by the non-profit H&M Foundation, these awards spur early stage innovations in helping fashion recirculate valuable resources. Here are the 2018 winners.
Designer Heath Nash’s new workshop helps you turn trash into money
A team of Langa creatives gather daily to address the needs of their community by making things and earning money by upcycling waste.
12 Fast facts about fashion
We buy clothes every season that we can replace the next without breaking our bank accounts. But this fast fashion comes at a cost to the people making those clothes and to the environment.
Helsinki Fashion Week walks the green talk this year
A mere babe on the fashion week scene, Helsinki Fashion Week has taken a giant leap into the future. This year the fashion week will be showing 30 sustainable brands in an eco-village environment.
Q&A: SA Fashion Week director Lucilla Booyzen on her visit to Buckingham Palace
Lucilla explains how she took a design created by Clive, in collaboration with House of Thethana, to London.
Last minute Valentine’s Day ideas for sustaining love
We’ve compiled a list of local, sustainable ideas for you to share with your loved one.
Sinahko offers opportunity in Langa One Stitch at a Time
Nontuthuzelo Pahlana runs a sewing school in Langa, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, to upskill unemployed people.
Luxury fashion brands lead innovation for a sustainable way
With the funding to innovate and experiment, luxury brands are creating a greener aesthetic.
Sustainable sneakers are sneaking up on us
White sneakers look great with nearly everything on nearly everybody, so it’s no surprise they’re having a fashion moment. Here is a list of our favourite sustainable sneaker brands.
Closet Crush: Sthandiwe Kgoroge is ahead of the curve
Always ahead of the curve, Sthandiwe has been recycling and upcycling secondhand and vintage clothes for many years.
Part Three: 5 minutes with designer Shaun Robertson
Shaun was on of many of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology students who gave attention to sustainability and expressed the need for the fashion industry to change.
Part Two: 5 minutes with eco-fashion graduate Erin Hooper
The collection Erin showed at the 2017 Cape Peninsula University of Technology graduate showed a clear shift towards slow fashion.
Part One: 5 minutes with fashion graduate Roxanne Louw
In a year that was very difficult for students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, fashion graduate Roxanne Louw produced a beautiful and thoughtful final collection. We spoke to her about her work.